Loose-leaf book.



L. D. HAMAGHR a; c. A. MELGHSRT. LOOSE LEAF BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 30, 1907.

PatentedAug. 30, 1910.

www i i Li@ il nninn LEE D. HAMACHER AND, CHARLES A. TvELCI-IERT, OE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AS-

SIGNORS TO HAIvIACI-ER-HWKNS MISSGUR.

MANUACTURING CO., A CORPGRATION GF LGOSE-LEPLF 33043K.

nonnen'.

S eccaton of Letters Patent,

Application filed Bees-mbar 30, i907'. Serial No. 40 ,597.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known 'that we, Lm; i). 'Luucunn and. CHARLES A. iiinnonnn'r. citizens of ino United States. residing al; Kansas City, in the county of Jackson anni Siate of iiesnnri. have invented cerinin new and useful iniprovenients in Looselien'' Books, of which the oilnwing is a specification.

Our invention relates to iniproveinenis ii loose-leali' books; and our object is i'o provide u simple and inexpensive oook of iliis anni# noter which is strong and ilnrnbie, and weil adapted for ihn purpose intended,

in order inzit lle inventioii inn; be nily underseoocl, reiferenne will non' no inne to the accompanying (ln-"minge in which:

Fie4 ro l reproeens broken nl viv f n loose-lo bool: enibodyib Fig. is n verd-J e1os seel;io Fig. is a perspeo 4e s Ol l lie bami: readyto be nsnninoie. plan `vien' oc lie niozil pnris nsrfcmni in cmrying on inwiiion w :i freine l, zo l' if n' lmo'inrocking!L tlieren' hook-sari f nie i o Y nl-oseii. against e member, so tend to force. i ilinS rvizbly open or o. clon Clinnnei l1 -leil open.

roel; npn'iiidly until lip l5 nonv- 1 "de sino oi member G, when ef. The olv-sing 1 ibef'l nur invenion, what 1 l e resilient Une linen-cerf QUA):

einher i i :ind

i; :ir-inne,

wo nliefi ilnei 1 member. e lie olinrneier fiseri'beiil n bunk-ginie 'having upwnreliye,

'o linnn-un i'i'ing :members roc 'd ends, anni o, corrngr inerpnsoil been/een lli@ of nu in Y in n f This @mines the hook-carrying 6. n a device of the character described, a back-plete, two hook-carrying members roclringlynicunted therein, lips and a wall forming a channel at the inner edge of one of said members for the reception of the inner edge of the companion member, and e resilient member interposed between the wall of the channel and the inner edge of said companion member.

7. In :L device of the character described, a frame, two hook-carrying members having interlocking inner edges and beaded outer edges which latter are rockingly-mounted inthe frame, and resilient means engaging the book-carrying members7 for .the purpose described.

8. In e device of the character described,

@eener a frame, lioolccarrying members rockinglymounted therein, and n. corrugated resilient member interposed between seid hook-cnrrying members.

9. A device of tlie character described consisting of a frame, bearings et the ends thereof, hook-carrying members rockinglymounted in seid bearings having interlocking inner edges, and a resilient member interposed between seid edges.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

LEE l). HAMACHER. CHARLES A. MELCHERT. itnesses z F. G. FISCHER, R. E. HAMILTON. 

